a blog about information
I guess most of you have already seen the debate, as captured here, here, here, and here. Is enterprise software sexy? Should it be? Can it be? The entire debate is worth a read, the polarisations are fascinating. As and when I finish my Facebook series, I will get around to commenting on the avalanche … Continue reading “Enterprise Blue Zero”
My eldest daughter’s mobile phone decided to go to that great hunting ground in the sky. Without warning. So she in turn decided to get another one, and to use the opportunity to get it this time in her name rather than mine. Her bill rather than mine. Which meant she shopped around for deals, … Continue reading “Learning from my children, part 97”
Over the last couple of days I’ve been reading quite a lot about the role of social networks as a key influence in voting patterns. Not surprisingly, people have begun to work out that recommendations and collaborative filters mean something for the ballot box as well. It is in this context that I began to … Continue reading “Musing about music and politics”
Ever since Doc Searls discussed the concept with me maybe two years ago, I’ve been fascinated by VRM. Whenever I have an electronic relationship with someone who provides me with products or services, it becomes possible to capture the conversation and transaction flow in a persistent and shareable manner. But whose information is it? [This … Continue reading “Freewheeling about Vendor Relationship Management or VRM”
For the first twenty-three years of my life, I’d never known a home other than Calcutta. I’d visited other cities, sure, but never actually lived anywhere else. And I’d never left the country. So when I came to the UK nearly twenty-seven years ago, I came unprepared for many things; there were many situations and … Continue reading “Just pick one: Musing about toothpaste in Calcutta and its effect on enterprise information”